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Boukman Academy

BoukmanAcademy

On this day in 1961, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated by colluding US, UN, British and Belgian forces just 201 days after becoming Prime Minister. Coming to power during Congolese Independence

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

How strong is the defamation case against the Trump Campaign and pals? Shall we do the analysis?Take out your notebooks. It's time for Twitter Law 101: Fun With IRAC.IRAC is

Jeannette Ng 吳志麗

jeannette_ng

Finally watching Korra, and I’m struck by how aggressively & annoyingly American it all is.I’ve always been told it was “steampunk” and I like that the industrial revolution has happened.

Texas Tribune

TexasTribune

1/ This summer, Texas DPS officers have tracked down and arrested more than a dozen Texans as part of a highly-publicized investigation into police brutality protesters from May.Attorneys call the

Candela ✟☀️✟

gjrt888

A simplified map of the creation of the music genre known as "Salsa" Salsa music is a popular dance music genre that initially arose in New York City during

☇RiotWomenn☇

riotwomennn

A 15-year-old Gwinnett County boy with no underlying conditions has died after contracting COVID-19, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.https://ajc.com/news/15-year-old-gwinnett-boy-dies-of-covid-19/GXHK2K5KPFBATA5XU4RMF54

Jason Weill

J2XL

Watching the Seattle District 6 Town Hall, Community Conversations on Race in D6 and Updates from Community Councils, with @CMDanStrauss . Scheduled to run from 5:00–6:30 PM. #d6townhall Want to

The Revcoms

therevcoms

*NEW*Statement on the Inauguration of Joe BidenToday Joe Biden was inaugurated as president of the United States, & Kamala Harris became vice president. This followed months of lies by Donald

jules rylan ✡︎

radiantbutch

in case the people in your life (or you) are STILL in favor of the death penalty, here are some resources on why it’s inhumane, racist, and needs to be

Max Fagin 🚀🔴🌐☄🌘

MaxFagin

November is here, and that means a massive shift is coming. And by "massive" I am of course referring to the redefinition of the kilogram unit of mass that the

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

I'm a science fiction writer, so I quite enjoy thinking about self-driving cars. They make for really interesting analogies about data, liability, self-determination, information security and openness. 1/ Sometimes I

American Values

Americas_Crimes

On this day in 1991, the US launched war against Iraq. The war began with a devastating air campaign, which directly targeted civilian infrastructure. The war killed over 100,000 people

Dr. Merritt Turetsky

queenofpeat

This Siberian tale begins in the Amsterdam airport medical center.Take this, he grimaced and handed me a small black bag. I can't go on. Inside the bag were permits &

Stephanie Evergreen

evergreendata

Since I published Decolonizing Data Viz a month ago, I've seen many people point out historical viz that has not been included in the traditional white male canon. Here's a

Patrick Smith

pksmid

1/ Happy election day, everyone. I’m part of @wbez’s criminal justice team and today I’m covering the Cook County State’s Attorney’s race. To start, here’s a breakdown of what’s at

JP Pardo-Guerra

pardoguerra

My book, Automating Finance: Infrastructures, Engineers, and the Making of Electronic Markets, comes out today with Cambridge University Press.https://www.cambridge.org/core_title/gb/529998I'd like to take a few tweets to talk about the

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